Since so little is known about Johnson -- who recorded barely more than two dozen songs, including "Dust My Broom" and "Sweet Home Chicago" in his unnaturally short life -- some pretty crazy myths and rumors about him have taken hold in many people's minds. He's rumored to have sold his soul to the Devil, and to have died after being poisoned by the jealous boyfriend of a woman he was talking to, just as famed talent scout John Hammond was trying to hand him a one-way ticket to fame and fortune.